一、從語法角度來看

　�。ㄒ唬┦〈�詞

　　1.省略作主語的人稱代詞

　�。�1）省略作主語的人稱代詞

　　I had many wonderful ideas， but I only put a few into practice.

　　我有很多美妙的想法，但是只把少數(shù)付諸實踐了。

　　He was thin and haggard and he looked miserable.

　　他瘦弱憔悴，看上去一副可憐相。

　�。�2）英語中，泛指人稱代詞作主語時，即使是作第一個主語，在漢語譯文中往往也可以省略。

　　We live and learn.

　　活到老，學(xué)到老。

　　When will he arrive？—You can never tell.

　　他什么時候到？——說不準(zhǔn)。

　　The significance of a man is not in what he attained but rather in what he longs to attain.

　　人生的意義不在于已經(jīng)獲取的，而在于渴望得到什么樣的東西。

　　2.省略作賓語的代詞

　　The more he tried to hide his mistakes， the more he revealed them.

　　他越是想要掩蓋他的錯誤，就越是容易暴露。

　　Please take off the old picture and throw it away.

　　請把那張舊畫取下來扔掉。

　　3.省略物主代詞

　　I put my hand into my pocket.

　　我把手放進口袋。

　　She listened to me with her rounded eyes.

　　她睜大雙眼，聽我說話。

　　（二）代詞it的省略

　　Outside it was pitch dark and it was raining cats and dogs.

　　外面一團漆黑，大雨傾盆。

　　He glanced at his watch； it was 7：15.

　　他一看表，是七點一刻了。

　　It took me a long time to reach the hospital.

　　我花了很長時間才到了醫(yī)院。

　　It is the people who are really powerful.

　　人民才是比較強大的。

　�。ㄈ�）省略連接詞

　　He looked gloomy and troubled.

　　他看上去有些憂愁不安。（省略并列連接詞）

　　As it is late， you had better go home.

　　時間不早了，你比較好回家去吧。（省略表示原因的連接詞）

　　If sinter comes， can spring be far behind？

　　冬天來了，春天還會遠嗎？（省略表示條件的連接詞）

　　If I had known it， I would not have joined in to.

　　早知如此，我就不參加了。（省略表示條件的連接詞）

　　John rose gloomily as the train stopped， for he was thinking of his ailing mother.

　　火車停了，約翰郁郁地站了起來，因為他想起了病中的母親。（省略表示時間的連接詞）

　�。ㄋ模┦÷怨谠~

　　1.英語有冠詞，漢語沒有冠詞；因此，英譯漢時往往可將冠詞省略。

　　A teacher should have patience in his work.

　　當(dāng)教員的應(yīng)當(dāng)有耐心。（省略不定冠詞A）

　　The horse is a useful animal.

　　馬是有益的動物。（省略定完詞The）

　　It is out of the question to fly to the moon in the past.

　　在過去，飛往月球是絕對辦不到的事情。（省略定完詞The）

　　The moon was slowly rising above the sea.

　　月亮慢慢從海上升起。（省略定冠詞The）

　　2.英譯漢時，省略原文中的冠詞是一般情況。但在某些場合，冠詞卻不能省略，可以翻譯為“一個，每一，這個，那個”等。例如：

　　He left without saying a word.

　　他一句話不說就走了。

　　Egbert said he was getting a dollar a mile.

　　埃格伯特說，他（開車）每天一英里就賺一塊錢。

　　This is the book you wanted.

　　這就是你要的那本書。

　�。ㄎ澹┦÷越樵~

　　1.省略表示時間的前置詞

　　The People‘s Republic of China was founded in 1949.

　　一九四九年中華人民共和國成立。

　　比較：中華人民共和國成立于一九四九年。

　　（介詞譯成漢語在句首時可以省略，在句尾就沒有省略）

　　On July 1， 1997， Hongkong returned to the People‘s Republic of China.

　　一九九七年七月，香港回歸了中華人民共和國。

　　2.省略表示地點的前置詞

　　Smoking is prohibited in public places.

　　公共場所不準(zhǔn)吸煙。

　　In winter， it is much colder in the North than it is in the South.

　　冬天，北方的天氣比南方冷得多。

　　如：

　　He stood by the desk.

　　他站在桌旁。

　　I stayed in my brother‘s house.

　　我住在弟弟家里。

　　（六）省略動詞

　　When the pressure gets low， the boiling-point becomes low.

　　氣壓低，沸點就低。

　　Delivery must be effected within the time stated on the purchase order.

　　必須在購貨單規(guī)定的時間交貨。

　　二、從修辭角度看

　�。ㄒ唬┯⒄Z句子中有些短語重復(fù)出現(xiàn)，或者具有相同意義的詞重復(fù)出現(xiàn)，英譯漢時可按情況作適當(dāng)省略。

　　University applicants who had worked at a job would receive preference over those who had not.

　　報考大學(xué)的人，有工作經(jīng)驗的優(yōu)先錄取。

　　Neither party shall cancel the contract without sufficient cause or reason.

　　雙方均不得無故解除合同。

　�。ǘ�）根據(jù)漢語習(xí)慣，譯文中可以省略一些可有可無的詞。

　　There was no snow， the leaves were gone from the trees， the grass was dead.